Summary
| Location: | In the back of the thigh, spanning from the hip to the knee. |
Information
| Group: | Hip and Pelvis, Knee |
| Subgroup: | Hamstrings |
| Side(s) of body: | Back |
| Function/Action: | Hip Extensor, Knee Flexor, Knee Lateral Rotator |
Details
| Joint: | Knee, Hip |
| Bone: | Femur, Tibia |
| Origin: | Long head: Ischial tuberosity; Short head: Linea aspera and lateral supracondylar ridge. |
| Insertion: | Head of fibula and lateral condyle of tibia. |